Abrasive wheel mount



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T. LARSSON ABRASIVE WHEEL MOUNT Filed June 11, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 THL/RE L FIRSSUN I 30 1 a] Z Patented Apr. 26, 193s 2,115,683

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ABRASIVE WHEEL MOUNT Thure Larsson, Worcester, Mass, assignor to Norton Company, Worcester, Mass, a corporation of Massachusetts Application June 11, 1936, Serial No. 84,605

4 Claims. (01. 51-207 The invention relates to mountings for abrasive The pulpstone to which the mounting is apwheels and with regard to its more specific feaplied may be of any suitable or desired constructures to apparatus for mounting a heavy pulption, or the mounting may be applied to other stone or the like on a shaft and securing it types of abrasive wheels and, indeed, to other thereto. kinds of wheels altogether. For example, the 5 One object of the invention is to provide a drivpulpstone may be constructed in accordance with ing connection between the shaft and the pulpthe patent to George N. Jeppson and myself No. stone that will compensate for any unequal ther- 1,865,523 granted July 5, 1932, and in accordance mal expansion or contraction caused by difference with the further features disclosed in my Patent 16 in the temperature of the various parts. Another No. 1,920,204 granted August 1, 1933. As disclosed object of the invention is to provide a construcin said patents, and referring now to Figures 1 tion of the character indicated whereby the wheel and 4, the abrasive wheel comprises a plurality of may be more readily mounted on and removed abrasive sector blocks l0 secured to a central fromadrivingshaft. Another object of the invencylinder of concrete H having a pair of reinforction is to provide a construction of the character ing cages l2 and I3 embedded therein and being 15 indicated in which thewheel is clamped in position bounded on the inside by a steel cylindrical shell by a plurality of tightening members. Another IS. A plurality of wedge blocks it are located in object of the invention is to facilitate unmounting opposite dovetailed grooves H in the sectors ll] of a wheel of the type specified from a driving and the wedge blocks 16 are connected to the shaft. Another object of the invention is to prosteel cylindrical shell l5 by elastic bolts 18 which vide a more positive driving connection between may be tightened after the concrete II is poured.

shaft and wheel. Another object of the invention Subsequent to the formation of the concrete II is to provide a constructioniwhich may be quickly additional concrete 28 is poured inside the steel assembled and disassembled. Another object of shell 15 and at both ends of the wheel and outthe invention is to provide a construction which side of a sheet steel cylindrical shell 2| which may be assembled or disassembled without the use Spa es pa a p o Tings 22 having tapped of great strength or power or giant wrenches. holes for the reception of locating bolts 23. The

Other object will be in part obvious or in part concrete 20 is, in the finished article, practically pointed out hereinafter. indistinguishable from the concrete I I and merges 30 The invention accordingly consists in the feawith it Wherefor' the drawings illustrate a solid 30 tures of construction, combinations of elements, p e o c e Which as, w built p and arrangements of parts, as will be exemplified as described, thus allowi the bolts i3 150 be in the structure to be hereinafter described, and tightened after the concrete H was poured. the scope of the application of which will be in- Referring now particularly to Figureell provide dicated in the following claims. a steel shaft 30 upon which the abrasive wheel just 5 In the accompanying drawings in which are described or any other abrasive wheel may be shown two of many-possible embodiments of this m n e I p v a p of shoulders 3| f n invention, outwardly on the shaft 38, as shown in Figure 4,

Figure 1 is an end elevation of a pulpstone I further provide a plurality of spaced lugs 32 4O grinding wheel mounted on a driving shaft which beyond each shoulder 3! and spaced at equal 40 is shown in cross section, angular distances around the shaft 30 and also Figure 2 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional spaced at equal distances from the shoulder 3|. view, taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1,. Referring now to Figures 2, 3 and 4, I provide a Figure 3 is a View similar to Figure 2, taken on p r of e l flanges 35 a a differing in e the line 33 of Figure 1, tain particulars, as hereinafter specified. Each 45 Figure 4 is an axial sectional view of the wheel flange 35 and 35a, however, has an exterior coniof Figure 1, showing the driving shaft in eleva cal surface 35, an interior conical surface 31, tion, and a series of wedge shaped cut-outs 38 spaced Figure 5 is an axial sectional view of a modified around the circumference of the flange and p form of construction, showing one-half of the at the inside of the flange, as shown in the draw- 50 Wheel and mounting elements in section and oneg half of the driving shaft in elevation, The flange 35 has a cylindrical portion 40 which, Figure 6 is' an end elevation of the wheel and when the parts are assembled, extends over the shaft of Figure 5, the shaft being shown in secshoulder 31 and rests upon the central cylintion. drical portion of the shaft 30. The fit is a close 55 sliding fit. The flange 35a has a shorter cylindrical portion a which, when the parts are assembled, extends just to the shoulder 3| and no farther. Referring now to Figures 2 and 3, the portion 40a has projecting inwardly from it a series of lugs 4| spaced angularly around the circle the same distance apart as the lugs 32 and each of whose width in radians is no greater than the distance in radians between successive lugs 32. When the wheel and support are assembled, as shown in the drawings, a lug 4| lies back of each lug 32 and the lugs 4| fit closely between the lugs 42 and the left-hand shoulder 3|. Thus the flange 35a is locked to the shaft 3|] in an axial direction.

Referring now to Figures 1, 3 and 4, I provide a number of wedge blocks 45 equal to the number of lugs 32 and equal to the number of cut-outs 38. These wedge blocks 45 are rectangular in any radial cross section and fit exactly between the lugs 32 wherefor it will be seen that the lugs 32 are dovetailed in shape, as shown. The lugs 32 may be made by plain milling cutters leaving rectangular grooves in the shaft between them. The wedge blocks 45 in side view, as shown in Figure 3, have bottom portions 46 which are in planes tangent to a single imaginary cylinder coaxial with the shaft 30; their opposite sides 41 are angularly inclined, as shown, and parallel to the surfaces 38 and they have large radial surfaces 48 and are truncated at 49 so that they shall not contact the cylindrical portion 40 or 40a. They may also have overhanging shoulders 56, as shown, for a purpose to be hereinafter set forth.

In order to draw the flanges 35 and 35a together, thus gripping the end and slightly conical surfaces 5| of the grinding wheel between them, I provide a plurality of elastic tension bolts 52 equal in number to the number of wedge blocks 45 in either of the flanges 35 and 35a. As shown in Figure 4, these elastic tension bolts 52, which may be of strong steel having a high elastic limit, extend through holes 53 in the wedge blocks 45, there being such a hole in each wedge block. The bolts 52 likewise extend through holes 53a aligned with the holes 53 in the flanges 35 and 35a. The bolts 52 are threaded at each end and are secured in position by nuts 54, each nut 54 being drawn up against a surface 48. The wedge blocks key the flanges to the shaft and are wedge keys. Annular protecting flanges 55 seating between the shaft 30 and the shoulders may be provided, if desired, and these may be secured to the respective flanges 35 and 35a as by means of screws 56. In case it becomes desirable to mount the wheel upon the shaft from one end only of the shaft, the flanges may be made in two sections, as otherwise the mounting disclosed may be completely assembled from the left-hand end of the shaft 30.

Considering now the mounting of a wheel upon the shaft 30, I first slide the flange 35 into position, either from the right or left-hand end of the shaft 30, making sure that the cylindrical portion 40 extends over the shoulder 36. If, however, the shaft 30 is perfectly free, I may first place the shaft 30 within the wheel, carefully centering the shaft 30 in the wheel by means of the centering bolts 23. In either event I center the wheel upon the shaft or the shaft in the wheel, as the case may be, and move the wheel and flange 35 into abutting position. I prefer to place cushioning material, such as beaverboard 58, between each flange 35 or 3511 and the corresponding surface 5|.

Having thus located the wheel upon the shaft 30 with the flange 35 in contact with the surface 5| or the interposed beaverboard 58, and having located the cylindrical portion 40 just to the left of the shoulder 3|, I may now place in position the flange 35a, from the left-hand end of the shaft 30. To do so, I enter the lugs 4| between the lugs 32 and slide the flange 35a until the cylindrical portion 400 abuts the lefthand shoulder 3|, and then I turn the flange 36 so that each lug 4| will be exactly behind a corresponding lug 32, with the center lines of the lugs 32 and 4| coinciding. I then introduce the wedge blocks 45 into each flange 35 and 35a and the holes 53 therein will be in alignment. I now introduce the bolts 52 from either end and tighten the nuts 54. In doing so I draw the flanges 35 and 35a together and at the same time drive the wedges 45 against the shaft 30 by reason of the wedging action. The pressure exerted by the bolts 52 is cumulative and the force holding the flanges 35 and 35a against the wheel is the sum of all the forces exerted by the bolts 52 and, therefore, may in total be very considerable; on the other hand, there is little danger of both of the nuts 54 sticking upon a particular shaft 52 and so the mounting may be readily disassembled. The cover flanges 55 may now be applied, if desired.

In Figures 5 and 6, I have illustrated a modification of the invention in which flanges 35b and 350 are provided of slightly different shape, other parts and portions being substantially the same excepting that the end surface 5|a is radial. In this embodiment of the invention, I provide a number of cylindrical holes in the flanges 35b and 350 and locate therein large studs 6|. The cement center 20a of the wheel has a series of oversized holes 62 angularly spaced to correspond with the heads 63 of the studs 6|. The heads 63 extend into the holes 62 when the parts are assembled and after they are assembled and the bolts 52 are tightened, cement grouting or the like is introduced in channels 64 provided in the ends of the flanges 35c and 35d and this grouting embeds the studs 6| in place as shown. In order to put the parts together in the first place, the wheel and right-hand flange 351) will be backed away from the flange 350, as the flange 350 is being interlocked with the lugs 32. Thereupon the wheel and flange 351) may be advanced to the left, Figure 5, to assemble the parts. The construction and assembly of the embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 5 and 6 is otherwise the same as described in connection with the embodiment of Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4.

In the embodiment of Figures 5 and 6, flanges 35b and 350 drive the wheel by means of the studs 6| which are virtually embedded in the wheel as shown. Thus a very positive driving connection is provided, The shaft 30 drives the flanges 35b and 350 through the lugs 32 which are integral with the shaft 30 and the wedge blocks 45. In both embodiments lost motion is largely eliminated by reason of the tight connections described, involving the individual tightening of the bolts 52 and the powerful wedging action of the wedge blocks. In the embodiment of Figures 1 to 4 inclusive the flanges act to keep the wheel in central position by reason of the conical shape of the ends 5| of the wheel. In the embodiment of Figures 1 to inclusive the flanges 35 and 3511. are driven positively, as described, while pressure is relied upon to drive the wheel from the flanges. By reason of the many bolts provided (the drawings showing sixteen bolts), the parts can be drawn together so tightly that an efficient driving connection is assured. Pulpstones of the type described are embodied in very large and heavy units and by reason of the distribution of the clamping forces between sixteen bolts, it is very much easier to disassemble the mounting than it has been in the case of many prior constructions. It will be seen that expansion and contraction of the stone axially is duly provided for in so much as the flange 35 and the flange 35b are neither of them secured from axial movement relative to the shaft 30. The elastic bolts 52 are capable of being stretched by the expansive force of the stone when heated without breaking.

During pulp grinding a great amount of heat is created and this is counteracted by the shower water, which is usually adjusted so as to give a temperature of 160-'l80 F. in the pulp pit; however, conditions met with during starting, running and stopping of the grinding involve considerable variation with respect to the temperature of the various parts or portions of the stone. The slightest looseness between shaft and the flanges is quickly increased by the heavy pressure from the wood. Such looseness and the detrimental results thereof are prevented by the wedge keys and the elastic bolts which are subjected to an initial strain of -such magnitude that the wedges are forced to a firm seat between the shaft and the flanges and at the same time the wedges clamp the flanges against the stone with a sufficient force to drive the stone under all conditions of temperature variations.

In all embodiments of the invention, the elastic bolts 52 may be put under tension of many thousand pounds which effectively holds the entire structure together. This pressure of the elastic bolts 52 holds the wedge blocks 45 against the shaft 30 with much greater pressure owing to the wedging action. Thus side play, vibration and gradual enlargement of the slots between lugs 32 is avoided, even under conditions of use involving the enormous pressures which are met with in pulp grinding. At the same time, upon expansion of the concrete I l or the stone as a whole, due to overheating for any cause, the bolts 52 can stretch Without generating such excessive forces as will cause a breakage somewhere. The particular feature of elastic bolts in this connection is that the curve of increase of tension against elongation has a much more gentle slope than in the case of a heavy part such as the shaft 30 itself.

It will thus be seen that there has been provided by this invention apparatus in which the various objects hereinabove set forth together with many thoroughly practical advantages are successfully achieved. As various possible embodiments might be made of the mechanical features of the above invention and as the art herein described might be varied in various parts, all without departing from the scope of the invention, it is to be understood that all matter hereinbefore set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:-

1. In apparatus of the class described, a shaft, a flange, a plurality of keys in each flange and locked to the shaft, a wheel on the shaft between the flanges, and bolts extending between the flanges and passing through the keys.

2. In apparatus as claimed in claim 1, the combination with the parts and features therein specified, of wedge shaped keys whereby the parts are securely locked against lost motion or play.

3. In apparatus of the class described, a wheel, a shaft, a pair of flanges on the shaft and at opposite ends of the wheel, a plurality of wedge blocks in the flanges, and bolts extending through the wedge blocks and holding the wedge blocks against the flanges and in engagement with the shaft.

4. In apparatus of the class described, a wheel or stone, a shaft, a pair of flanges, a plurality of wedge keys in, each flange, fitting into keyways in the shaft and long elastic bolts through the wedge keys, pulling the keys together and firmly clamping the flanges to the shaft and to the stone under any possible condition of temperature difference between the various parts.

TI-I'URE LARSSON. 

